Class Sizes

• Lethbridge YMCA offers classroom space to help relieve overcrowding amid COVID-19

  The YMCA in Lethbridge has opened its doors to early learning students from Coalbanks Elementary School this fall to help remedy overcrowding issues amid the pandemic.

  Sep 17, 2020
  
• Calgary school boards hire more teachers with federal funding

  Calgary’s two largest school boards are hiring more teachers and support staff after getting the first part of their federal funding that’s intended to help schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Education

  Sep 12, 2020
  
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• Edmonton schools say they’re as safe as they can be when classes resume next week

  From masks and sanitizers to gyms filled with desks, both Edmonton public and Catholic school boards say they've done what they can to prepare for the return of in-class learning.

  Education

  Aug 28, 2020
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• Hamilton Catholic school board reduces class sizes for elementary, says chair

  HWCDSB chair Pat Daly says cash from their reserve fund will help reduce classes in kindergarten and for grades 4 to 8 to aid in physical distancing amid COVID-19.

  Education

  Aug 27, 2020
• New TDSB plan cuts class sizes in neighbourhoods with highest risk of COVID-19

  Toronto District School Board had initially proposed a plan to cut class sizes in all of its elementary schools, but that was rejected by the Ontario government last week because it also shortened the school day by 48 minutes.

  Education

  Aug 19, 2020
• Toronto District School Board says using reserve funds to cut class size a financial risk

  The interim director of Canada's largest school board says a plan to "unlock" reserve funds to lower class sizes to address COVID-19 concerns is a financial risk.

  Education

  Aug 14, 2020
• Lindsay, Ont. high school teachers go on 2nd 1-day strike

  This is the second time in two weeks that Ontario high school teachers have walked off the job. This time, only nine school boards an involved.

  Education

  Dec 11, 2019
• Nearly 500 teaching jobs to be lost in London area by 2024: report

  The report suggests 487 fewer teachers in the Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board by 2023-24.

  Education

  Nov 5, 2019
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• Catholic teachers file complaint against Ontario government over class sizes 

  The union representing Ontario's Catholic school teachers has filed a complaint against the provincial government with the Ontario labour relations board over recent changes to class sizes.

  Education

  Sep 20, 2019
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• Calgary Board of Education budget calls for increased class sizes and layoffs

  The Calgary Board of Education presented its 2019-20 budget to trustees on Tuesday and it includes bigger class sizes, layoffs and reduced services.

  Education

  Jun 18, 2019